Area teams athletes are state-bound

EPG and Fieldcrest each sending three to state; Dwight's Murphy sets school record in advancing

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Pontiac Daily Leader - Pontiac, IL

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Posted May. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 11, 2013 at 12:04 AM

Posted May. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 11, 2013 at 12:04 AM

Lewistown

Eureka’s second-place finish in the 4x400 relay gave the Hornets the championship of the Lewistown Sectional girls’ track meet by two points over El Paso-Gridley Friday.

The Titans placed second with 78 points and Fieldcrest had 44 to finish in a tie for fifth with Peoria Christian.

EPG will be sending three competitors in five events to the state finals meet Thursday at Eastern Illinois University.

Mattie Buchanan will represent the Titans in the throwing events. She won the shot put with a toss of 38 feet, 2 inches. Miranda Reeves placed third for EPG but surpassed the state-qualifying standard with a push of 35-7.

Buchanan also won the discus with a toss of 105-5. Her margin of victory was two inches.

Julie James did her work on the track by winning the 1,600-meter run in 5 minutes, 25.29 seconds. Five runners advanced in this event, including Maria Baldwin of Fieldcrest, who was fourth at 5:28.39.

James was second in the 800 run with a time of 2:17.55.

The Knights will have three competitors in four events at the state finals meet. Baldwin is going in two events. Besides the 1,600, she was moved on with a second-place time of 11:30.71 in the 3,200 run.

Tessa Holland ran the 400 meters in 59.36 seconds to place second and advance. Abbie Fuller was second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.83 seconds.

AT SENECA, Kacy Murphy set a school record in the pole vault by clearing 11-3 in taking second at the Seneca Sectional. Murphy is the only member of the Dwight team to move on. Savannah Baldauf was third in the 3,200 run at 12:57.6 to just miss advancing.